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Ada business of the year

Chamber accepting nominations for this year's recipient
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, February 4, 2021

Ada Area Chamber of Commerce invites nominations for the 2020 outstanding business of the year, according to Becky Neville of the chamber.

Any Ada Area Chamber of Commerce member business or industry is eligible for nomination. The award winner will be determined by the contributions that the nominee and its owners, managers and employees have made to the Ada area community. The Board of Directors of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will determine the award winner.

Click here to open a link for online nominations.

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Ottawa River Coalition celebrates 28th year

ONU alum Haley Belisle, is the coalition's executive director
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Ada, Liberty Township and most of the northwestern portion of Hardin County is part of the Ottawa River Coalition.

Ada’s connection to the coalition is through the Grass Run area that encompasses Liberty Township.

The coalition, now in its 28th year, recently held its 2021 annual meeting in a virtual format, according to Haley Belisle, an Ohio Northern University graduate, who is now its executive director.

Belisle said, “This annual event is a time for the coalition to reflect on the achievements of the organization and look ahead to future endeavors.

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So, you think you know Ada? The answer

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, February 3, 2021

So, you think you know Ada. This photo is taken from the front entrance of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.

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We experienced 3.9 inches of weekend snowfall

January's temperatures ranged from 11 to 46 degrees
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 2, 2021

The area experienced 3.9 inches of snowfall on Jan. 30 and 31, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

That total brings January’s snowfall to 8. 1 inches, believe it or not. Meanwhile, aside from snowfall, the average January 2021 daily temperature was 29. 5 degrees, with the normal January average at 25.4.

Temperatures ranged from a high on 46 on Jan. 14, to a low of 11 on Jan. 23.  The daily weather summary is in the chart below.

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Watch a short video featuring the new fire truck

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Here's a brief video featuring the new Ada-Liberty Township fire truck. Video by Fred Steiner and video production by Mana Hashimoto, ONU Icon spring semester intern.

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So, you think you know Ada?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 2, 2021

So, you think you know Ada? Okay, where is this? Answer tomorrow.

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